Comb-cleaning device.



B. aucnon'm, 60MB CLEANING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MM! 2. I917.

INVENTOR WITNESSES Muc7t0MM7 ATTORNEY uman s'rnrns rn ur nvr UFFMF.

BEN A. BUcHonn, or ionun BOX, TEXAS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, BEN A. .BUorroRN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dime Box, in. the county of Lee and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in CombCleaning De Otherobjects and advantages will ap pear from the following specification,refer ence beinghad to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a comb cleaner embodying the featuresof my invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail cross section showing the manner of binding the wiresupon the bracket.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will be observed that the comb cleanercomprises essentially a bracket including a wall plate 1. The wall plate1 is provided with ears 2 at its upper and lower ends, the ears 2 beingapertured to receive securing screws whereby the bracket is secured upona wall.

The bracket also includes a forwardly extending ledge 23 which is anintegral part of the wall plate 1 and. is arranged preferably at rightangles thereto.

The lodge 3 is pierced by a series of perforations 4 which extendcrosswise of the ledge and are arranged near the front edge thereof asshown in Fig. 1. The upper edge of the wall plate 1 is similarly piercedby a transverse series of perforations 5, the perforations 5 being equalin number to per forations 4. 1

Wires 6 are threaded into the openings 4-. and 5 it being understoodthat of necessity the perforations i and 5 will be close together sothat when the wires 6 are threaded theretlni'ough, they too will bepositioned in close relationship so that they may enter Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed May 2, 1917. Serial No 186,016.

COMB-CLEANING DEVICE.

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approximately each of the spaces between the teethof a comb when. a combis stroked thereover to free the teethof accumulations of dirt. r Theends of the wires 6 are twisted in any suitable manner over thesubstantially shaped fastening bails 7 as at 8 in Fig; 2. The wires 6are first threaded through the respective openings =land 5 and the freeends thereof are then twisted about one of the members of the respectivebails 7- Since the bails 7 fit the members 1 and 3 ofthc bracket veryclosely, it follows that by moving thc bail members downwardly orinwardly as the case may be, the "wires 6 are drawn taut.

The. operation of the device is as follows: The wall. plate 1 is securedupon a wall through the medium of screws which are passed through theears 2. The wires 6 are disposed. at such an angle that a comb may bestroked thereoi ermost conveniently.

and with the best results.

As above stated the comb is now stroked over the wires or cords untilall accumulations of dirt at the base of the teeth are dislodged byreason of the entrance of the wires or the strains of the cord in thespaces between the teeth of the comb.

It is a matter of common knowledge that the cleaning of the comb is athing to be avoided because of the almost certain dissatisfaction whichfollows when it is attempted to stroke a comb over a string which istied at one end and held in the other hand or upon the edge of a card.With the above methods the operators clothing and fingers are sure tobecome soiled. With the use of my device, when a comb becomes clogged itis simply stroked over the wires or cords of the cleaning de vice whichis secured upon a wall in some convenient place. A few strokes willsufiice to dislodge all accumulations from the teeth of the comb whichmay then be used as formerly.

While the construct-ion of the device as illustrated in the drawing isthat of a generally preferred form, obviously modifications and changesmay be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In a comb cleaning device of the class described, the combination ofa supporting frame, said frame having a plurality of perforations formedtherethrough, cleaning Wires carried by said frame and projectingthrough said perforations, substantially 0 shaped bails positioned uponsaid frame, the construction of said bails causing the same to fixedlybind thereon, said Wires being connected to said bails, thus beingpermanently mounted upon said frame, said bails being adapted to bemoved upon said frame to a desired position, thus drawing said wiresthrough said perforations for increasing the tension ofsaid wires andretaining the same in taut position.

2. In a comb cleaning device of the class described, the combination ofa wal plate having ears extending from the ends there of, thuspermitting the wall plate to be secured to a support, a horizontal ledgeformed upon said wall plate and projecting at right angles thereto, thusforming a substantially L shaped supporting bracket, said wall platehaving a roW of perforations ad jacent the upper end thereof, said ledgehaving a row of perforations adjacent the outer end thereof, cleaningWires extended through said perforations, thus causing said wires toextend substantially diagonally of the frame, substantially O shapedbails siidably mounted upon said wall plate and said ledge, theconstruction of said bails causing the same to frictionally bind in aset position upon said wall plate and ledge, the

projecting ends of said wires being secured perforations formedtherethrough, cleaning wires carried by said frame and projectingthrough said perforations, bails slidably mounted upon said frame, meansformed for holding the same against accidental movement, said wiresbeing connected to said bails, thus being pernmmently mounted upon saidframe, said bails being adapted to be moved upon said frame to a desiredposition, thus drawing said wires through said perforations forim-ralsing the tension of said wires and retaining the same in tautcondition.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Bill A. BUCl-IURN. lVitnesscs Max Buononx, Fnirz HANNns.

Cripies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

